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Misplacing the odd $10-note here or there may not be unusual for most of us, but what about forgetting hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Tying the financial knot with a joint transaction account
Australians in serious relationships often choose to combine their finances, opting for joint transaction accounts, savings accounts and credit cards. But what do you do if your relationship sours, putting your finances at risk?
Students set to save hundreds on everyday banking
For many students living on a miniscule budget, savings of any size are welcome. That's why it may come as a surprise to discover that students and young Australians are the most frivolous group when it comes to accruing fees on their transaction accounts, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures.
Aussies flick credit for debit cards and save
More Australians are shopping smarter and using their transaction accounts for purchases rather than credit cards compared with this time last year, new figures have revealed.
Transaction fees exceed $413.5 million this year
More Australians are shopping smarter and using their transaction accounts for purchases rather than credit cards compared with this time last year, new figures have revealed.
Avoid bank fees at the BPay checkout
Despite a stereotype that insists that generation Y is online savvy, new research points to the contrary when it comes to the under-thirties group's bill-paying habits on their transaction accounts.
Australians spend more than $51 million per month on ATM fees
Australians are still paying unnecessary ATM fees but there are ways to avoid the sting. RateCity investigates. In today\'s fast-paced world, one of the most convenient ways to access your money from your everyday transaction accounts is through an automatic teller machine (ATM). However is this convenience worth the fees?
The right transaction account for you will depend on how you do your banking, whether you have multiple accounts and loans with the one provider and how many transactions you make per month. Let’s say you have your transaction account, mortgage, a term deposit and a credit card all with the same bank. It may be worth your while to be with an institution that uses rebates.
Switching bank accounts - a step-by-step guide
With the current state of the financial market, interest rates on deposit accounts declining by the day, and monthly account keeping fees eating into our hard earned savings, there’s no better time than now to switch accounts.
veryday transaction accounts have been around long enough to become one of the most common accounts to be offered by banks and credit unions. However, the recent intense competition witnessed among online savings account providers offering eye-catching interest rates has grabbed the spotlight and overshadowed many of these long standing everyday transaction accounts.
Search, compare and apply from hundreds of transaction account providers to find the lowest fees on transaction accounts in Australia. You can compare each transaction account provider by their account keeping fees, as well as the range of features and access facilities they offer, to find the one that suits your everyday transaction needs.
